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iod, there will be added to the library, an index of all the f atents 

 published at the patent office, in England, comprising about forty 

 volumes. This addition to the library cannot fail to attract the 

 attention of a large class of our citizens as well as non-residents 

 who by their inventive genius, are adding largely annually to the 

 wealth and resources of the nation, which the Institute takes pride 

 in fostering. 



At no former period in the history of the Institute has the library 

 assumed a greater importance than during the past year, its rooms 

 are attractive, the members are cordially received, and strangers 

 introduced by them are always warmly welcomed. 



Every member has the privilege to suggest the purchase of new 

 books, and it is with no ordinary pleasure, that your committee 

 gives its testimony in favor of the efficiency of the librarian Mr. 

 John W. Chambers. 



In view of the large public benefits which it is in the province of 

 this branch of the Institute to confer, may not the hope be indulged, 

 that some patron will he found, who, from his abundance Avill deem 

 it a privilege to make such an endowment of the Institute, that it 

 will be able to carry out more fully the objects contemplated in its 

 charter. 



All of which is respectfully submitted. 



WILLIAM HIBBARD, 

 JAMES K. CAMPBELL, 

 JIREH BULL, 



JACOB L. BALDWIN, 

 RUSSELL SMITH. 



New York, January 29, 186*. Committee. 



